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By Craig Hoyle2020-12-17T15:24:00+00:00 One certainty for 2021 is that Europe’s parallel efforts to develop the region’s next-generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will not see a convergence. Indeed, the rival activities – which respectively involve the defence ministries and industrial champions of France, Germany and Spain; and Italy, Sweden and the UK – will make significant progress along their separate tracks. Source: A Almansa/Dassault Airbus Defence & Space and Dassault are working on New Generation Fighter concept Paris, Berlin and Madrid are participating in an FCAS pr...

Tempest: Everything We Know About the UK’s 6th-Gen Fighter The Tempest has made some big promises, though arguably no bigger than those of the U.S., China, or Russia’s 6th generation fight programs. Last week, the Royal Air Force Capabilities Office and the branch’s Team Tempest held a virtual briefing to provide updates regarding their forthcoming 6th generation fighter dubbed “Tempest.” Along with industry updates and discussion about the program’s progress, the UK’s Ministry of Defence also revealed a new artist’s rendering of the new fighter (shown above). Team Tempest inc...

British Royal Air Force The British Ministry of Defence recently revealed a new artist's rendering of and gave updates on the future sixth-generation fighter jet called "Tempest." Tempest aims to leapfrog the capabilities of the world's most advanced fighter jets today — fifth-generation fighters like the F-35, F-22, J-20, and Su-57. Last week, the Royal Air Force Capabilities Office and the branch's Team Tempest held a virtual briefing to provide updates regarding their forthcoming 6th generation fighter dubbed "Tempest." Along with industry updates and discus...

—the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the jet designed for use on aircraft carriers —the original target was to have 138 of the stealth aircraft in service with the British military in the coming years. Then in the late summer, it was reported that Britain would scale back those plans, and instead would only acquire around seventy of the stealth aircraft, which would enable it to have sixty in service and keep an additional ten as back-ups in case of damage or malfunction.  Now the UK is changing course once again. Last month, the UK government announced that it would signi...